Articles | Volume 22, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15943-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15943-2022
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19 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 19 Dec 2022

Aerosol activation characteristics and prediction at the central European ACTRIS research station of Melpitz, Germany

Yuan Wang, Silvia Henning, Laurent Poulain, Chunsong Lu, Frank Stratmann, Yuying Wang, Shengjie Niu, Mira L. Pöhlker, Hartmut Herrmann, and Alfred Wiedensohler

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Aerosol particle activation affects cloud, precipitation, radiation, and thus the global climate. Its long-term measurements are important but still scarce. In this study, more than 4 years of measurements at a central European station were analyzed. The overall characteristics and seasonal changes of aerosol particle activation are summarized. The power-law fit between particle hygroscopicity factor and diameter was recommended for predicting cloud condensation nuclei number concentration.
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